The "What is Money?" Show: A Future with Bitcoin Mining in Every Home? with John Stefanopoulos (WiM380)
Episode webpage: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/a-future-with-bitcoin-mining-in-every-home-with-john-stefanopoulos-wim380-kf64OkNh
John Stefanopoulos joins me to discuss the future of Bitcoin mining and why its decentralization is important, running a full node, and how miners protect the Bitcoin network.
John Stefanopoulos is the CEO and Founder of FutureBit.
// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:34 - Intro
00:02:07 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:54 - Introducing John Stefanopoulos
00:03:19 - Genesis of FutureBit
00:07:55 - Bitcoin Mining: ASIC, USB Miner, and Full Node
00:09:38 - What is Hash?
00:11:28 - Understanding Bitcoin
00:14:10 - Defining ASICs
00:16:56 - Centralized Market of ASIC Hardware
00:18:18 - Significance of Hashrate
00:21:31 - Ways to Incentivize People into Bitcoin
00:22:48 - Run Your Business From Anywhere with NetSuite
00:23:53 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:24:49 - What is a Full Node?
00:27:13 - Incentives for Running a Full Node
00:29:44 - A Quick Recap
00:31:57 - Decentralization Issue of Bitcoin
00:36:03 - What is a Mempool?
00:39:39 - Censorship Resistance Issue with Bitcoin Mining
00:41:55 - The Power of Numbers
00:45:02 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:46:04 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:46:56 - What is a Mining Pool?
00:50:25 - Centralization of Mining Pools
00:52:42 - Future of Bitcoin Mining
00:59:04 - The Mainframe Moment for Bitcoin Mining
01:01:18 - More Miners, Better Network
01:02:59 - Where to Find John on the Internet